Smartphones for Smarty Pants

The Best Way of Being Smarter, is by Choosing the Smartest Phone! 

With the innovation of technological advancements such as Computers, Smartphones, and other Gadgets. This helps every human being to communicate quicker, work easily, and improve our thinking. With the help of the giant innovator companies such as Google, Apple, Huawei, Samsung, Xiaomi, and etc. The smartphone competition in the market is on another level. We recommend the 3 major categories in Smartphones from Budget to Flagship grade Cellphones.

Budget

Most android smartphones right now has improved in the budget segment, with the aid of companies like Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Huawei.

We recommend:

1. Xiaomi Redmi 9T (₱7,990)

 Xiaomi Redmi 9T brings Snapdragon 662, 6,000mAh battery for €159 -  GSMArena.com news


Where to buy: Xiaomi Official Store

The Xiaomi Redmi 9T  has a 6.53-inch FHD+ LTPS screen with Dot Drop cut-out, Widevine L1 certification, and TÜV Rheinland eye protection. For performance, it has an 11nm 2.0GHz Snapdragon 662 octa-core processor, Adreno 610 GPU, up to 6GB LPDDR4X RAM, up to 128GB UFS 2.2 expandable storage, and a 6,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.

For photography, it has a quad-camera setup with 48MP f/1.79 w/ PDAF + 8MP f/2.2 120-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth + LED flash. It also has an 8MP f/2.05 sensor for selfies.

2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 (₱8,490.00)

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Where to buy:  Xiaomi Official Store

SPECIFICATIONS

Screen: 6.43-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display (1080 x 2400 Pixels, 409 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 20:9 Aspect Ratio and Punch-hole

OS: Android 11 with MIUI 12

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

CPU: Octa-Core Processor

          Adreno 612

RAM: 4GB or 6Gb of RAM

Quad Camera: 48MP Main Camera

                           8MP Ultra-Wide

                           2MP Macro

                           2MP Depth Sensor

                          -LED Flash

                          -4K Video Recording

Storage: 64GB or 128GB

Biometrics: Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor

Battery: 5000 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable)

               33W Fast Charging


Mid-range

 Mid-range smartphones nowadays has a performance of a Flagship grade smartphones. Some of the Mid-range smartphones in the market have the same features as flagships back in 2019 and 2020. Definitely, the Mid-range smartphones today is bang for the buck.

We Recommend:

1. Realme 7 Pro (₱15,990.00)

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Where to buy: Realme Official Store 

Short description:

Screen: 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display (1080 x 2400 Pixels, 411 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass, 20:9 Aspect Ratio and Punch-hole

OS: Android 10 with Realme UI

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

CPU: Octa-Core processor Adreno 618

RAM: 8GB

Quad Cameras: 64 MP Main Camera

                            8MP Ultra-wide

                            2MP Macro

                            2MP Depth Sensor

                            -LED Flash

                            -4k Video Recording and Night Mode

Storage: 128GB

Biometrics: Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor (under display)

Battery: 4500 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable)

                65W Charging Rate

2. Xiaomi POCO X3 PRO (₱12,990 - 15,990)


Poco X3 Pro and Poco F3 debut with Snapdragon 860 and 870 - GSMArena.com  news

Where to buy: Mi Global Ph

POCO X3 Pro is the upgraded version of the POCO X3 NFC. It brings an upgraded 2.96GHz 7nm Snapdragon 860 octa-core processor with speed binned Adreno 640 GPU, up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, up to 128GB expandable storage via microSD slot, and 5,130mAh battery capacity with USB-C 33W wired charging.

 

For cameras, it uses a 48MP f/1.79 w/ PDAF + 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth + LED flash quad-cam configuration. For selfies, you will find a 20MP shooter in the punch-hole of the display.


The device also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IR Blaster, IP53 water splash resistance, stereo speakers, Hi-Res Audio, dual-mic, USB-C, Z-axis linear vibration motor, and LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus tech. It runs with Android 11 OS with MIUI 12 skin.

 

Flagship 

The Flagship Smartphones has the best build quality, design, software support, and advanced features. Flagship smartphones can last up to 5 years with the software support of the manufacturers. It is literally worth buying for. There are many Flagship smartphones in the market that has same features that is why it is hard to choose between brands and features.

We recommend:

1. Huawei P40 (36,990)

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro press renders leak, P40 Premium to have two  telephoto cams - GSMArena.com news

Where to buy: Huawei Official Store 

SPECIFICATIONS

Huawei P40 is officially announced in March 2020.

The dimension of the device is 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm and it weighs 175 grams. The smartphone is packed with 6 GB and 8 GB RAM with the internal storage is 128 GB and 256 GB options. The Huawei P40 is fueled with a non-removable Li-Po 3800 mAh battery + Fast battery charging 22.5W. The device runs on Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS) + EMUI 10.1 operating system which makes the experience better. The smartphone is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Octa-core Processor. The smartphone comes with a triple-camera of 50 MP (wide) + 8 MP (telephoto) 3x optical zoom + 16 MP (ultra wide) and on the front; there is a 32 MP selfie camera. The smartphone comes in various colors such as Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, and Black. The big display of 6.1 inches OLED capacitive touchscreen technology gives a resolution of resolution is 1080 x 2340 pixels.


2. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max (₱62,990 - 68,990)


Where to buy: Apple.com

With the release of the iPhone 12 series. The most awaited is the iPhone 12 pro max version.

The iPhone 12 pro max version is arguably the most fastest smartphone in the world. And it is more better that its predecessor iPhone 11 pro max. But it has some similarities like the notch on the screen and the camera placement, nonetheless it was overall better than previous ones.

The iPhone 12 pro max comes in four different classy colors: Gold, Gray, Silver, and Pacific Blue.

For the screen, the iPhone 12 pro max sports a 6.7-inch large screen and with the Super Retina XDR OLED display with a 2778 x 1284 of resolution and 1200 peak brightness.

It was graded A+ as the highest rated screen of 2020 according to DisplayMate.

Inside, The latest iPhones are powered by the latest Apple chip based on 5nm manufacturing process the A14 bionic. The chip also have a powerful 5G modem as well.

The iPhone 12 pro max features a 1.7µm 12MP f/1.6 main camera that is 47 percent bigger than the pro version. It has also a new sensor shift image stabilization instead of a regular EIS. It uses a better zoom camera up to 2.5x zoom with OIS.

The iPhone 12 pro max also equipped with a LiDAR scanner for augmented reality just like we've seen from the new generation iPad.

The new iPhones does not have a charger outside of the box and it is needed to be sold separately. It has a 3687 mAh of battery capacity that supports 15w wireless charging and 22.5w wired charging.

The iPhone 12 pro max comes in different storage variants: 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB options.

Just like the Smartphones, Smartwatches has similar features such as GPS, LED Screen, and health awareness. We will suggest the best Smartwatches in different categories that are available in the market this 2021.


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